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City of San Leandro 2015 State Legislative Platform and Policy Guidelines Adopted by City Council on November 3, 2014 City of San Leandro Legislative Priorities for 2015: The City of San Leandro's legislative agenda for 2015 is designed to reflect the adopted priorities and policy direction of the Mayor and City Council with direct input from the City Administration. The strategic agenda includes various efforts to advocate for legislation, regulations, and funding that is consistent with the City's adopted priorities. This platform also is designed to (a) provide standing authority for City staff or the City's legislative advocates to take action on pending legislative matters when time constraints preclude bringing such matters before the City Council in advance, and (b) provide the City's advocates a better understanding of the Mayor and City Council's policy preferences regarding a variety of legislative and intergovernmental issues that might arise during the course of the year. This report is compiled into three sections: 1. City Specific State Legislative Priorities for Recommended Action; 2. State Legislative Priorities for Monitoring; and 3. Funding Opportunities and Requests. 1. City Specific State Legislative Priorities for Recommended Action Below is a list of specific legislative priorities for the City of San Leandro. Direct advocacy with the Governor, the Legislature, State agencies and other organizations will be focused on these areas: • RDA dissolution. Support legislation or regulations that provide relief from past RDA dissolution actions and oppose legislation or regulations that may cause setbacks to successor agencies. While the dissolution of redevelopment agencies is coming to a close, there may remain outstanding legislative efforts that could substantively impact the City's successor agency. • Recycled water projects. Support legislation that effectively addresses the use of recycled water while meeting the needs of the City of San Leandro, especially during times of • drought. This could include support for the permitting and construction process for the installation, maintenance and operation of recycled water pipelines. This may also include opposing legislation or regulations that harm these efforts. • Efforts to reduce human trafficking at massage parlors. Support legislative efforts to provide more local control and/or additional enforcement tools to address the proliferation of human trafficking that can occur at massage parlors and related entities. Assembly Bill 1147 (Bonilla) was signed into law by the Governor in 2014, marking a new way for cities to address human trafficking at massage parlors. Monitor implementation of this law and support efforts that would ensure the successful regulation of these types of businesses. • Illegal gambling parlors. Support legislative efforts that would provide additional local authority to address the frequency of 'pop up' online casinos. Assembly Bill 1439 (Salas) was signed into law by the Governor, providing cities with additional authority to regulate these types of establishments. Additional legislation may be needed to continue to effectively regulate online gambling establishments. • Medicinal cannabis regulations. Support new regulations that would provide cities local control in how they address issues related to medical cannabis, while establishing minimum standards for the operations of cannabis dispensaries. Oppose any proposals or legislation that restricts local control or limits the authority and decision making processes of the City. A comprehensive, thorough approach to statewide medicinal cannabis guidelines is